Krittika Nakshatra 2026 dates and time based on traditional Hindu calendar, Astrology and Panchangam. Krittika Birth Star, also read as Kruttika or Karthigai, is the third Nakshatra among the 27 Nakshatras. Below are Krittika Nakshatra date in 2026.
The astrological predictions of this Nakshatra as per Moon
Sign are that of Mesha Rasi and that of Vrishabha Rashi.
As per Hindu astrology birth star Krittika Nakshatra, falls
under Mesha Rashi or Aries and also Vrishabha Rashi or Taurus Zodiac.
The first quarter of Kruttika is in Mesha Rashi and the next
¾ quarter is in Vrishabha Rashi.
Mangal is the Lord of the Rasi for first quarter and Venus
or Shukra is the lord the next ¾ quarter. The lucky color of Karthigai is
White.
Krittika Nakshatra 2026 Date And Time - North - East -
South of India
This time is applicable in Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana,
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Pondicherry, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Tripura,
Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Andaman and Nicobar.
Krittika Nakshatra Dates and Time in 2026: Western Parts
of India
This time is applicable in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Dadar Nagar
Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, northern parts of Karnataka (having a border with
Maharashtra) and South Rajasthan having a border with Gujarat.
January 28, 2026, Wednesday
Time is from 11:09 AM on January 27 to 9:27 AM on January 28, 2026
February 24, 2026, Tuesday
Time is from 4:33 PM on February 23 to 3:07 PM on February 24, 2026
March 23, 2026, Monday
Time is from 10:42 PM on March 22 to 8:49 PM on March 23, 2026
April 19, 2026, Sunday
Time is from 7:10 AM on April 19 to 4:35 AM on April 20, 2026
May 17, 2026, Sunday
Time is from 5:30 PM on May 16 to 2:32 PM on May 17, 2026
June 13, 2026, Saturday
Time is from 4:05 AM on June 13 to 1:17 AM on June 14, 2026
July 11, 2026, Saturday
Time is from 1:15 PM on July 10 to 11:03 AM on July 11, 2026
August 7, 2026, Friday
Time is from 8:13 PM on August 6 to 6:43 PM on August 7, 2026
September 3, 2026, Thursday
Time is from 1:43 AM on September 3 to 12:29 AM on September 4, 2026
October 1, 2026, Monday
Time is from 7:36 AM on September 30 to 6:02 AM on October 1, 2026
October 28, 2026, Wednesday
Time is from 3:39 PM on October 27 to 1:26 PM on October 28, 2026
November 24, 2026, Tuesday
Time is from 2:02 AM on November 24 to 11:25 PM on November 24, 2026
December 22, 2026, Tuesday
Time is from 1:09 PM on December 21 to 10:45 AM on December 22, 2026